The general purpose of the Lake Victoria Basin Water Information System (LVB-WIS) is to support policy measures and local investment decisions for the long-term sustainable development of the Lake Victoria Basin. Use of the LVB-WIS has resulted in increased awareness, better informed problem analysis and increased support for investment decisions. The LVB-WIS consists of a database platform linked with IWRM models. The built-in Knowledge Hub provides access to relevant IWRM data, maps, publications, literature and other information.

The LVB-WIS is managed by LVBC and therefore it is a shared facility of the LVB Partner States. LVBC is the regional institution from where the LVB-WIS is initiated and developed, within a framework of co-operation with relevant Partner State Institutions and the NBI.